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Complete EFI packs are available in the releases page.
I will try my best to keep the repo updated with the latest kexts and OpenCore version.
Please do not clone or download the main branch for daily use: it may include unstable code just because it is my repository.
This EFI is configured with Catalina, Big Sur and Monterey.
With every EFI update you retrieve from here please remember to go through the post install guide.
For MacOS Monterey - Please go through README_MONTEREY.

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<details> <summary> SUMMARY </summary>

Non-Fuctional

Feature	Status	Dependency
Fingerprint Reader	❌	`DISABLED` in BIOS to save power.
Wireless WAN	❌	`DISABLED` in BIOS to save power.
VGA Port	❌	Does not exist on real apple computers.

Video and Audio

Feature	Status	Dependency
Full Graphics Accleration (QE/CI)	✅	`WhateverGreen.kext`
Audio Recording	✅	`AppleALC.kext` with Layout ID = 55 and `SSDT-HPET.aml`
Audio Playback	✅	`AppleALC.kext` with Layout ID = 55 and `SSDT-HPET.aml`
Automatic Headphone Output Switching	✅	`AppleALC.kext` with Layout ID = 55 and `SSDT-HPET.aml`
Dock Audio Port	✅	`AppleALC.kext` with Layout ID = 55 and `SSDT-HPET.aml`

Power, Charge, Sleep and Hibernation

Feature	Status	Dependency
Battery Percentage Indication	✅	`ECEnabler.kext`
iGPU Power Management	✅	`XCPM`, enabled by `SSDT-PM.aml`
S3 Sleep/ Hibernation Mode 3	✅	`SSDT-PWTK.aml`
Custom Charge Threshold	✅	`SSDT-EC.aml`, YogaSMC.kext, and YogaSMCPane
Fan Control	✅	`SSDT-EC.aml`, YogaSMC.kext, and YogaSMCPane
Battery Life	✅	Native, comparable to Windows/Linux.

Input/ Output

Feature	Status	Dependency
WiFi	✅	`AirportItlwm.kext`
Bluetooth	✅	`IntelBluetoothFirmware.kext`
Ethernet	✅	`IntelMausi.kext`
USB 2.0, USB 3.0	✅	`USBPorts.kext`
USB Power Properties in macOS	✅	`SSDT-EC-USBX.aml`

Display, TrackPad, TrackPoint, and Keyboard

Feature	Status	Dependency
Brightness Adjustments	✅	`WhateverGreen.kext`, `SSDT-PNLF.aml` and `BrightnessKeys.kext`
TrackPoint	✅	`VoodooPS2Controller.kext`
TrackPad	✅	`VoodooPS2Controller.kext`
Built-in Keyboard	✅	`VoodooPS2Controller.kext`
Multimedia Keys	✅	`BrightnessKeys.kext` and YogaSMC

macOS Continuity

Feature	Status	Dependency
iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime	✅	Whitelisted Apple ID, Valid SMBIOS
AirDrop	✅	Not tested
Time Machine	✅	Native

</details> <details> <summary> REFERENCES </summary>

Read these before you start:

dortania's Hackintosh guides.
dortania's OpenCore Install Guide.
dortania's OpenCore Post Install Guide.
dortania/ Getting Started with ACPI.
dortania/ opencore multiboot.
dortania/ USB map guide.
WhateverGreen Intel HD Manual.
Configuration.pdf and Differences.pdf in each OpenCore releases.

</details> <details> <summary> REQUIREMENTS </summary>

A macOS machine(optional): to create the macOS installer.
Flash drive, 12GB or more, for the above purpose.
Xcode works fine for editing plist files on macOS, but I prefer PlistEdit Pro.
ProperTree if you need to edit plist files on Windows.
MaciASL, for patching ACPI tables and editing ACPI patches.
MountEFI to quickly mount EFI partitions.
IORegistryExplorer, for diagnosis.
Hackintool, for diagnostic ONLY, Hackintool should not be used for patching, it is outdated.
Patience and time, especially if this is your first time Hackintosh-ing.

</details> <details> <summary> HARDWARE </summary>

Category	THINKPAD X230
CPU	Intel Core i5-3320M
SSD	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB
Display	12.5' IPS HD (1366x1768)
WiFi & BT	Intel Wireless-AC 7260

Refer to X230-Platform_Specifications for possible stock ThinkPad X230 configurations.

</details> <details> <summary> GETTING STARTED </summary>

Before you do anything, please familiarize yourself with basic Hackintosh terminologies and the basic Hackintosh process by throughly reading Dortania guides as linked in REFERENCES